Coin-registry bank



Dec. 28 1926. 1,611,867

- J. w. SHAW COIN REGI STRY BANK originalv Filed August '5. 1923 :s sheets-sheet 1 Dec. 28 1926. 1,611,867

J. W. SHAW com REGISTRY BANK Original Filed August 5. 1923 .3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ffl 111111111111 I im nu" uw. 2S, 192e. 1,611,867

J. W. SHAW COIN REGISTRY BANK Original Filed August 5. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ratented Dec. 28, 1926. 1,611,867 tlhllTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES Vv. SHAW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COIN-REGISTRY BANK.

Application tiled August 3. 1923, Serial No. 655,442.

This invention relates to that class ot port- ,l banks in vvhich a periodical deposit is made at stated intervals, with a visible indication ot the amount deposited and of a failure to make the required periodical deposit, and the present improvement has tor its object:

'llo provide in connection with the registry mechanism oit a bank, a coacting adjustable stop mechanism adapted for adjustment to a desired period in the cycle ot deposits and at the termination of such period prevent any 'further deposits.

ln the accompanying drawings Fig. 1, is a perspective of a bank embodying the present improvement.

llig. 2, is a vertical longitudinal section on line 2--Q, Fig. l.

Fig. 3, is a horizontal sectional view on line 3 3, Fig. 3.

Fig. il, is an enlarged detail central sectional elevation of the registry mechanism and accessories.

Fig. 5, is a detail transverse section on line ifw), ii'lig. 4.-.

VFig. (i, is a detail perspective view illustrating the coin inlet opening or passage and accessories thereto.

Fig. 7, is a longitudinal sectional elevation on line T T, Fig. 8, ot a moditication ot the registry mechanism.

Fig. El, is a horizontal section ot th-e same, ou line S-S, Fig. 7.

Like. reference numerals parts in the d'i'li'erent views.

The present in'iprovement is intended in the main te meet a requirement on the part ot bankers who distribute portable savings deposit; banks to a niultiplicity ot small depositors and desire a return ot the same at quarterly or other periods trom which interest is computed. To such and other ends hereinafter setlorth the parts and mechanisms ot the structure has a torniation and arrangement as follows:

'The enclosing housingl oit' the n'iechanisms may be o'l any ordinary shape, iiiretcrably the rectangular form shown in Fig. l, and consisting ot a main shell l, op-en at one end, and with such open end li'tting a flanged cover member with the parts secured together by a locking mechanism hereinafter described, and with the registry mechanism ol" the bank mounted on the cover member 2. so that by a removal ot thc main shell l, the mechanism will be 'Fully exposed Ytor ad indicate like Renewed March 31, i926.

justment, repair and replacement ot parts.

The. main shell l is formed with a keyhole 3 ior access to the locking mechanism and With an entry orifice 4 tor the coin to be deposited, While the cover member 2 is formed with a glazed orifice 5 through which the indicator' numerals of the registry mechanism are seen as they are successively brought into register with said orifice.

In the construction shown, the registry mechanism, is mounted on a base plate G tixedly attached to the inner face of the cover member 2, and is formed with a View orilice registering with the View orifice 5 aforesaid, and With the glazing sheet 5 of transparent material interposed between the two parts as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 7.

The primary disk or Wheel of the registry mechanism is revolubly mounted on an arbor 7 fixed on the aforesaid base plate 6 and ext-ending into the interior ot the enclosing housing With its free end formed with a peripheral recess 8 tor engagement with the locking mechanism hereinafter described. A spring impelled friction disk 9 is associated with said arbor for frictional bearing against a side of the primary Wheel to re tard or prevent too tree a rotation thereof.

In the present construction the aforesaid primary Wheel is formed by a pair otl counterpart circular disks or sections l0, the marginal portions l1 are otlset one from the other as shown and formed with a series ot radial receiving slots l2 for the coins to be deposited. Usually the number ot said slots Will be thirty one, with a view to cover a months deposit with a complete revolution of the primary Wheel, and with a view to the visible indication ot' the daily deposits one of the disks l() will carry a circular series o'l. numerals, l to 3l inclusive, preferably on an attached disk l and adapted to serially move into view through the view oritice ot the bank housing.

The coin inlet oriticc 4 heretofore referred to is arranged adjacent to the margin ot the primary wheel just. described and comprises a narrow slot 13 in parallel relation to the pivot arbor of said wheel, and a linger movement opening lll midway of the slot 13 and in right angle relation thereto, as shown in Figs. l, 3 and 6.

A coin supporting shelf 15 is arranged adjacent to lower end ot the entry slot l?) aforesaid, and between the same and the primary register ,wheel as snown in Figs. 2, and Li,

loo

and in the vpreferred construction shown, said shelf is provided With apalr of upstanding flanges 16 of a triangular form dis- 'Si-ng'fs'lots vor recesses 26 in said Wheel, the

pose-d at the respective'sdesof the slotlS adjacent to the lower end of the same so as to form a guide for a coin in its introductionvinto an aligned radial coin receiving slot 12,

of the primary registry Wheel' aforesaid.

nturned flanges 17 and 1 8are formed at the respective ends-of the Ylinger'movementk opening'lt aforesai'chto form in one case a guide forvthe point of the operator-sfinger, and'in the other case a stopf'for'li'miting the movement of -the fc'oin deposited and I the amount o'f-turning movement which maybe imparted to'p'rimaryzregi'stry Wheel at each operation of the .mechanism In lthe described arrangement, the' end of thel shelf- 15 adjacent tothe'stop ange'IS isfspacfe'd therefrom to provide an interven-ingI through Wl 'chthe coin" can-.dropinto the,` interior of the housing when, relieved ofthe prefs'sureof thejoperators fingeri-n effecting a required registry., v

A secondary' indicator dis'kor Wheel of the registry mechanism is revolubly mounted-on an 'arbor 19 iXedon the base/plate 6 afore* said andv it preferably comprises 'a fdialdisk 2O carrying@ month ly symbols adapted'to. be serially disclosedthrough the view orifice 5 ofthe banlr rousing, and ,afgearv Wheel 21 ixedly connected to the dial' 'disk and'having gear teeth equal in number tothe numberV of symbols on said diali and adapted for intermittent 'engagement' Withllan operation by the aforesaid primary registry at each complete revolution thereof, through asingleldetent or'tooth 22,'onsaid`priinarywvheel. ''In the'construction-shown in Figs. 2 Sand 4, the detent 22, f is "formed by af pin'egtending across the gap betweengthe 'marginal-flanges 11 of thep'rimary disk and secured'therein intermediate of Aadjacentradial slots 12', as

shown. 'In'the modified eonst'ructio'n'shown in Figs. 7 'and 8 the `detent22 is formed by an arm' of a Vplate member23 I-fiXe'dlygar# raugedbetween the 'central' portions of J the pair of disks'lO eonstitutingthe primary registry Wheel. Y

Operatively associated with thelprimary and secondary vregistryv Wheels, a resilient plate member 24 is fixe'dly secured at: its midi length to the base plate, vithts end por# tions formed forresilient' engagement lwith the peripheral slots 12': ofthe primary Wheel andthe'spaees ofthe "gear Wheel21off the secondary wheel toproperly position-said Wheels after each movement.

A materialpart oftheipresent improvement in connect-ion with a registry bank mechanism substantially as above described, involves a stop lmechanism as `followsz A movable Aarm 25 is pivotally andsliding ly mounted on the carrying Y'arbor 192ofthe secondary registry-.Wheel so'vasl to" be capable monthly `symbols of the Wheel.

`metal arm 23 `heretoforedescribed.

ofy circular adjustment Wit-hrelation to said Wheel, and lsformed'for engagement With one or the other of a circular series of holdslots 26 being equal in number to the rhe arrangement is such that the arm 25 can be '"drawn'out'ofeneagement 'With a particular slot 26 and Emoved around and engaged with any-other slot' 26 next adjacent to the mont-h symbol of the registryr Wheel at which a ystoppage of the registry'mechanism is required-'to preventa further coin deposit. Such stoppage 'being eiiected by contact of the arm'25 with a stop pin 27 or the like,

fixed on the base plate 6 in the path of lthe arm.

1n the preferred construction shown Vin Figs. 2, 3' and '4, thefmanual movement of the arm 25 is conveniently attained by a 'Wire bail '281xed to the' hub portion ofithe arm, and extending beyond a'coilefd spring '29,?by which the arm is Yyieldinglyi held to engagement With the secondary. registry Wheel. The arm 25 carries a pinor stud 30- adapted to engage inv one or the other' ofthe 'circular series of recesses 26 which intervene between the teeth ofV the 'gearwheel 21, with saidfgear Wheel having the usual plateforin.

' In the modified'arrangement shown in T1' H j 4 rigs. i andy 8,the gear member 2i is acup form, with the peripheral 'Wall or 'flange thereof formed with a seriesoflateral e1:- tending slots 26 adapted for serial operative engagement With the free end oftheplate ln this construction the hub" portion725of the adjustable arm is of a corresponding cup form tothe member 21 and is provided with an out-turned marginal riange 21 adapted to afford a 'convenient v'hold for the fingers ofthe operator inv an adjustment of the parts. Inthis"modification the adjustable arm 25 has a selective stop engagement in any one of the plurality'of .stets 26 aforesaid, and in mannerequivalent' to that above described in Aconnettion Vwith the'preferred construction.

A'material partof the present improvementv in connection vfiitlrthe stop vine-eliz'inism just described,comprises means 'whereby the coin eutryorifice'of the bank closed against thelfurther entry or deposit of coins When a predetermined deposit attained, and consisting inra movable gate'l, preferably of the pivoted'type shown, and preferably arranged and having operative connections" as follows:

v `The'lhubportionof the` gate Slis pivotally mounted on the carrying arbor "l" ofthe primary registryy wheelaforesaid, with 'its outer end having fiange'of aplateforni adapted to move into and out of alignment 'it Athel coin Ventry orifice e of the'bank housing, with said A'Harige provid-et with a r1: du

ti t) stop lug SC3 Yfor abutment a ainst the stop flange 18 ot the coin opening 4L to prevent undue movement ot the gate as it moves to a closure position, The gate Si is moved to a closure position by a tension spring 34, but is normally held in an unclosed position by a spring dog engaging the aforesaid stop lug 2325, to hohl the gate Si, against the closing stress oi the spring 34. In the construction shown the spring dog 35, is ornied with a hump or projection 36 arranged in the Bath ot the adjustable arm 25, so that as said arm nears its stop pin 27 it will engage and push the spring dog out ot' its path, to release the gate 3l. and permit a closure niovement ot the saniie under the influence ot the spring 34 aforesaid.

The mechanism for locking in a closed condition, the tivo portions et the enclosing` housing ot the registry u'ieciianisn'i, constitutes the subject mattei' oi' a divisional appiication, Serial No. 105,912', tiled May lst, 1926, and is ot a detail construction as fellowersrin open ring 37 of resilient plate metal, and preferably ot the rectangular form shown, is secured to the housing shell l, with the opposed ends of its split portion formed ter locking engagement in the peripheral recess 8 ot the carrying arbor 7 ot the primary registry Wheel, to normally lock said shell l and the cover section 2 ot the enclosing housing together.

The l-:ey member B8 by which the open. ring 37 is spread apart to release engagement with the arbor 7 a'toresaid, carries a cross-bit of a fiat plate form, which is introduced into the interior ot the ring and by a quarter turn movement is adapted to torce rthe resilient jaw members ot the ring apart to a rele/aie position.

1With a view to render such operation oi the locking mechanism diii'icult of attainment, hey holes 8 and 40 ot the form of the hey member 38 are formed in right-angle rclation to each other in a Wall of the shell 2 and in an interior plate or partition L l1 in said shel, with a View to impose particular turning movements on the key member' in its introduction into the operative position above described.

Havii Y thus 'lully described my invention7 what i claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is zM i. In a .registry savings receptacle ot the class described, and in which the entry ot coins effects a step by step rotation ot a contained train of registry gearing, the combination ot a closed housingl having an entry passage, a primary registry wheel associated with said passage and adapted to receive a step by step rotation by the entry ot succeeding coins and by direct engagement therewith, a secondary registry Wheel associated with said primary Wheel and receiving reduced intermittent rotation therefrom, said secondary wheel having a circular series of stops, a stop arm adopted tor adjustment and selective engagement with any one ot said stops and having movement in unison with the secondary wheel, and a iixed stop arranged in the circular path of said stop arm.

2. In a registry savings receptacle of the class described, and in which the entry ot' coins eitects a step by step rotation or" a contained train oi registry gearingv the combination oit a closed housing having an entry passage, a prin'iary registry Wheel associated with said passage and adapted to receive a. step by step rotation by the entry o't succeeding coins and by direct engagement therewith, secondary registry wheel associated with said primary Wheel and receiving reduced intermittent rotation therefrom, said secondary Wheel having a circular series ot stops, a journal arbor for said secondary Wheel, a stop arm having movement on said arbor and adapted 'for adjustment and selective engagement With any of said stops and having movement :in unison with the secondary Wheel, a spring tending to hold said arm in engagement with any one of said stops, and a fixed stop member arranged in the circular path of said stop arm.

3. n a registry savings receptacle of the class described, and in which the entry oit coins ett'ects a step by step rotation ot a contained train of registry gearing, the combination of a closed housing having an entry passage, a primary registry wheel associated with said passage and adapted to receive a .step by step rotation by the entry of succeeding coins and by direct engagement therewith, a secondary registry Wheel associated with said primary Wheel and receiving reduced intermittent rotation theretrom said secondary Wheel having a circular series of stops, a stop arm adapted for adjustment and selective engagement with any one of said stops and having movement in unison with the secondary wheel, a closure gate associated with the entry passage ot' the housing, means for no `mally holding said gate in a position away from said entry passage, and operative connections between said gate and the stop arm aforesaid for effecting a closure o't said gate.

t. In a registry savings receptacle of the class described and in which the entry of coins effects a step by step rotation oi a contained train of registry gearing, the combination of a housing, a primary registry Wheel, a secondary registry wheel operatively connected to said primary wheel and' pro` vided with a circular series of stopsn a journal arbor for said secondary wheel, a stop arm having movement on said arbor and adapted tor adjustment and selective engageu ment with said stops to move in unison with the secondary Wheel, valfxod stoplmenber a1- mnged n the circulan" path of said stop arm, a` closure gate'nssooiated Wih' the y 'con inle:y of 'the' bank= :and Ahaving pvoted fmounting onfthearbor of the ,pri-mary 'Whoeha Sp1-ing tendingvto move su" .'.fgae tofnolosure position 'and .a ipnwl ad pred to hold .said gate n an open position and havingvi-eleasing connection with the@ Stopfzuln aforesaid.

5. In a registl'y Savings 'eoepiaole of the class described a1nd=infwhch theenryof coins @Heet `wstep by Stopotatono ncontained train ofregis'try gearing. tho combination* of a housing. 'a pl'lnzu'y registry Wheel, n.' socondaryf registry Wheel opem't'vely'conneoted'to saidprlvlnary Wheel and provided- Wth a circular serios of stops, ajonn naharbor for sad'secondary wheel, a'stop arm-having movement on said arbol' and adapted for :adjustment and selectivo engagement with said sopa to move in unison with thesecondmy wheel, a sp1-ing tending to hold said mns n engagement Wh stops of thosocondmfy W wel, un operatng bail ab tached lo Said `stop :unl for manual adjustment of Saune', and a. fixed stop-member zu'- mnged in the circular path of the-stop urn.

Sgnedat Chicago, llnoig'this'ls day of July, .1923.

JAMES YV. SHV. 

